Systems and methods for managing real estate titles and permissions

ABSTRACT

Methods and systems for managing real estate titles and permissions include using a key to identify titles and/or permissions. The key is preferably operable to control operations of electronic devices within geographic boundaries, with the geographic boundaries preferably being defined by a geofence and/or IP-based addressing. In certain embodiments, a system is linked to real property records to assign the key to the owner of record. Like other property rights, this virtual right-to-control electronic devices while located in a certain space may be sold outright, leased, rented, partitioned or otherwise conveyed to others.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Application No.62/030,252, filed Jul. 29, 2014, which is herein incorporated byreference in its entirety. This application is also: acontinuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 14/755,669, filed Jun.30, 2015, which is a continuation-in-part of both U.S. application Ser.No. 14/745,951, filed Jun. 22, 2015, which is a continuation-in-part ofU.S. application Ser. No. 14/728,259, filed Jun. 2, 2015, and U.S.application Ser. No. 14/728,259, filed Jun. 2, 2015; acontinuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 14/745,951, filed Jun.22, 2015, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No.14/728,259, filed Jun. 2, 2015; a continuation-in-part of U.S.application Ser. No. 14/740,557, filed Jun. 16, 2015, which is acontinuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 14/728,259, filed Jun. 2,2015; and a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No.14/728,259, filed Jun. 2, 2015, each of which is herein incorporated byreference in its entirety.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention generally relates to systems and methods formanaging real estate titles and permissions. More particularly, itrelates to an encryption system for incorporating the metes-and-boundslegal title of real property into a separate estate and title system forthe ownership and control of titles and permissions relating to realestate, and providing a platform and marketplace for facilitatingcreation and transfer of said titles and permissions as well asproviding compensation and reimbursement for utilization of said titlesand permissions.

2. Description of the Prior Art

Current real estate ownership and the title to real property has as itsbasis metes and bounds or area. The title of real estate is customarilyinsured when it is purchased. In certain jurisdictions, there is aseparate “mineral” estate that can be sold or leased separately from thesurface estate. In oil and gas exploration, it is customary to leaseminerals from different owners than those who own the surface of theland. It is also possible to lease or purchase the mineral rights todifferent strata for certain formations at certain depths. Thesedifferent “strata” may have different intrinsic market values and hencemay be segmented as such for marketing purposes.

Today in technology, the widespread personal possession of mobilecomputing devices and their near-constant connectivity with data andtelecommunications networks, coupled with very accurate GPS and networktriangulation location calculators have created a critical problem forowners of real estate. As an example, a retail mall generally is abusiness where the owner of the “real estate” (landlord) rents space tostore owners who sell to goods to customers who physically come to shop.These retail businesses count on the landlord of the mall to provide thenecessary conditions for shopping. Some of these include the provisionof heating and air conditioning, security services, ample parking and avaried selection of stores for shoppers to choose from. The landlorddepends upon the shoppers to purchase from the merchants and themerchants to therefore be successful and able to pay their rent.Concerts, tradeshows, and sporting events are additional examples wherethe real estate and its owner are the basis behind the commerce withinthe metes and bounds as set forth in title and “owned.” Systems andmethods are therefore needed which provide for controlling thepermissions and titles surrounding, inter alia, the virtual rights inthese spaces.

Exemplary U.S. patent documents in the prior art include:

US Pub. No. 2002/0035432 for “Method and system for spatially indexingland” by Kubica, filed Jun. 8, 2001 and published May 31, 2007,describes a method of spatially indexing land by selecting a parcel(100) of land and extending its boundaries (110) to include a portion ofadjacent streets (125) and alleys (122) to define a cell (150). A uniqueidentifier is assigned to the cell as well as a reference point (170)within the cell (150). The reference point has a known location in aglobal referencing system. An internet address is assigned to the cellwhich identifies its location, such as the location of the referencepoint within the cell. This information and other data associated withthe cell is then stored in an OX Spatial Index database and includes thestreet address for the cell and other relevant information such asowner, what type building if any is on the property, location of utilitylines, etc. A Spatial Internet Address which includes the geographiclocation of the cell is assigned for each cell and this information isalso stored in the index. The index thereby created can be used forvarious applications such as determining a user's location and locatinggeographically relevant information by searching the index andconnecting to websites associated with the user's vicinity.

U.S. Pub. No. 2004/0148294 for “Method of managing property development”by Wilkie, filed Mar. 4, 2002 and published Jul. 29, 2004 describes acomputerised method for developing real property a land owner, builder,end buyers and a development manager are given participatory roles inthe development process wherein returns produced by the development ofland and realisation of development rights attaching to land areaccesible to the land owner and other profit participants; realisationis not limited to receipt of a return on the land value only through thedisposition of the land to a developer, and wherein the development canbe carried out on a computer generated model of the land together withany improvements thereon and official titles to the real property can beissued by relevant authorities and a financial settlement able to occuron the titles prior to commencing and or completing any civil works orconstruction on the land.

U.S. Pat. No. 8,510,190 for “Securitized-real-property-related assetsystem” by Graff, filed Dec. 29, 2010 and issued Aug. 13, 2013 describesthat illustratively, there can be a securitization system that iscomprised of a computer or computers using a network, and a process, forthe conversion of assets into marketable securities. In one embodiment,the securitization system includes a distribution system to distributeat least some of the marketable securities generated by thesecuritization system to one or more buyers. The process may utilize anew definition of securitization that expands the universe ofsecuritizable assets, the universe of asset securitizationmethodologies, and the respective universes of securities and investmentassets that can be designed and generated thereby.

U.S. Pat. No. 8,346,578 for “Systems and methods for using unmannedaerial vehicles” by Hopkins III, filed Aug. 26, 2011 and issued Jan. 1,2013 describes systems and methods to process overhead imagery receivedfrom overhead image sources are described herein. Examples includeaccessing an aerial image including a property, determining an owner ofthe property, determining whether the owner of the property is eligibleto be a member of a financial institution, determining whether the ownerof the property has property insurance with the financial institutionfor the property type of the property in the aerial image, andpresenting an offer for insurance to insure the property in the aerialimage when the owner is determined to be eligible for the financialinstitution and does not already have insurance with the financialinstitution. Examples include accessing an aerial image of properties,determining damage estimates, and reserving resources to repair theproperties based on the damage estimates. Examples include receivinginformation describing property damage, determining a cause, and basedon the cause, conditionally deploying a unmanned aerial vehicle toperform insurance adjustment activities.

U.S. Pat. No. 8,285,628 for “Securitized pool of personal-small-aircraftmortgages system” by Graff, filed Jul. 6, 2007 and issued Oct. 9, 2012describes that illustratively, there can be a securitization system thatis comprised of a computer or computers using a network, and a process,for the conversion of assets into marketable securities. In oneembodiment, the securitization system includes a distribution system todistribute at least some of the marketable securities generated by thesecuritization system to one or more buyers. The process may utilize anew definition of securitization that expands the universe ofsecuritizable assets, the universe of asset securitizationmethodologies, and the universe of securities that can be designed andgenerated thereby.

U.S. Pat. No. 8,103,567 for “Securitized reusable personal asset system”by Graff, filed Jul. 6, 2007 and issued Jan. 24, 2012 describes thatillustratively, there can be a securitization system that is comprisedof a computer or computers using a network, and a process, for theconversion of assets into marketable securities. In one embodiment, thesecuritization system includes a distribution system to distribute atleast some of the marketable securities generated by the securitizationsystem to one or more buyers. The process may utilize a new definitionof securitization that expands the universe of securitizable assets, theuniverse of asset securitization methodologies, and the universe ofsecurities that can be designed and generated thereby.

U.S. Pat. No. 7,865,416 for “Securitized real-property-related assetsystem” by Graff, filed Jul. 6, 2007 and issued Jan. 4, 2011 describesthat illustratively, there can be a securitization system that iscomprised of a computer or computers using a network, and a process, forthe conversion of assets into marketable securities. In one embodiment,the securitization system includes a distribution system to distributeat least some of the marketable securities generated by thesecuritization system to one or more buyers. The process may utilize anew definition of securitization that expands the universe ofsecuritizable assets, the universe of asset securitizationmethodologies, and the universe of securities that can be designed andgenerated thereby.

U.S. Pat. No. 8,493,207 for “Location information sharing system andmethod for conveying location information based on user authorization”by Diem, filed Jul. 17, 2012 and issued Jul. 23, 2013 describes animproved system and method for defining an event based upon an objectlocation and a user-defined zone and managing the conveyance of objectlocation event information among computing devices where object locationevents are defined in terms of a condition based upon a relationshipbetween user-defined zone information and object location information.One or more location information sources are associated with an objectto provide the object location information. One or more user-definedzones are defined on a map and one or more object location events aredefined. The occurrence of an object location event produces objectlocation event information that is conveyed to users based on useridentification codes. Accessibility to object location information, zoneinformation, and object location event information is based upon anobject location information access code, a zone information access code,and an object location event information access code, respectively.

U.S. Pat. No. 8,717,166 for “System and method for conveying locationinformation via a plurality of information-sharing environments” byDiem, filed Jul. 23, 2013 and issued May 6, 2014, describes an improvedsystem and method for defining an event based upon an object locationand a user-defined zone and managing the conveyance of object locationevent information among computing devices where object location eventsare defined in terms of a condition based upon a relationship betweenuser-defined zone information and object location information. One ormore location information sources are associated with an object toprovide the object location information. One or more user-defined zonesare defined on a map and one or more object location events are defined.The occurrence of an object location event produces object locationevent information that is conveyed to users based on user identificationcodes. Accessibility to object location information, zone information,and object location event information is based upon an object locationinformation access code, a zone information access code, and an objectlocation event information access code, respectively.

U.S. Pat. No. 9,071,931 for “Location tracking system with interfacesfor setting group zones, events and alerts based on multiple levels ofadministrative privileges” by Diem, filed Feb. 12, 2015 and issued Jun.30, 2015, describes an improved system and method for defining an eventbased upon an object location and a user-defined zone and managing theconveyance of object location event information among computing deviceswhere object location events are defined in terms of a condition basedupon a relationship between user-defined zone information and objectlocation information. One or more location information sources areassociated with an object to provide the object location information.One or more user-defined zones are defined on a map and one or moreobject location events are defined. The occurrence of an object locationevent produces object location event information that is conveyed tousers based on user identification codes. Accessibility to objectlocation information, zone information, and object location eventinformation is based upon an object location information access code, azone information access code, and an object location event informationaccess code, respectively.

U.S. Pub. No. 20150087263 for “Methods and Apparatus for Promotions andLarge Scale Games in Geo-Fenced Venues” by Branscomb, filed Sep. 24,2014 and published Mar. 26, 2015, describes a method and apparatus for asystem's customer to capture a user's contact information or locationduring an event uses an application for a personal electronic devicethat senses a jolt registered by the accelerometer of the device, and/orthe user's location based on location sensors within the device. Inresponse, the user receives any combination of text, picture(s), sound,or encrypted barcode, specified by the customer. A method for providinggeo-referenced, selective control of wireless, processor-based devices(e.g., smartphones) uses an encrypted software master key that is atleast initially assigned to the owner-of-record of real property. Themaster key functions to enable, disable, activate or otherwise controlprograms on or features of processor-based devices that are determinedto be within the geographic boundaries of the real property. In certainembodiments, a system is linked to real property records to assign themaster key to the owner of record.

U.S. Pub. No. 20140057648 for “Passive dynamic geofencing for mobiledevices” by Lyman, filed Jul. 29, 2013 and published Feb. 27, 2014,describes systems and methods for passive dynamic geofencing on a mobiledevice are discussed. For example, a method for passive dynamicgeofencing can include operations such as monitoring a first parentgeofence and a first plurality of child geofences; detecting crossing aboundary of the first parent geofence into a second parent geofence;loading the second parent geofence and a second plurality of childgeofences encompassed by the second parent geofence; and monitoring thesecond parent geofence and the second plurality of child geofences.

U.S. Pat. No. 8,588,818 for “Location-based broadcast messaging tomobile devices located in or entering into a defined geographic area” byHuang, filed Nov. 8, 2011 and issued Nov. 19, 2013, describes for alocation-based broadcast messaging service, a broadcast server receivesa broadcast request from a business application server. The broadcastrequest includes a message, at least one identifier for target mobiledevices, and an identifier for a location. The broadcast server sends alocation query including the identifier for the location to locationagents associated with the target mobile devices. In response toreceiving the location query, each location agent determines whether thelocation of the associated mobile device is within or otherwisesatisfies a requirement related to the identified location. If thelocation of the device is within the identified location or satisfiesthe requirement, the location agent sends a query response to thebroadcast server and receives, from the broadcast server, the messageincluded in the broadcast request. The broadcast request can include atime-period identifier, such that the location agent determines thedevice location during the time-period.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention includes systems and methods for managing realestate titles and permissions, particularly a platform to incorporatethe geographic designators, IP addresses, associated with the geographicdesignators, owners of real estate titles and permissions, and otherparties of interest. In particular, the platform provides for managementof the virtual space and virtual titles and permissions relating to thereal estate.

One aspect of the present invention involves a system for managing realestate titles and permissions and a method for managing real estatetitles and permissions. In one embodiment, the system involves a realestate titles and permissions platform including a database, wherein thedatabase includes at least one master key associated with at least onegeographic designator and at least one title and/or at least onepermission associated with the at least one master key, wherein thedatabase is operable to display at least one of the at least one titleand/or the at least one permission associated with the at least onemaster key upon receiving a request including the at least onegeographic designator, and wherein each of the at least one title and/orthe at least one permission has at least one owner. In anotherembodiment, the system involves a real estate titles and permissionsplatform including a database, wherein the database includes at leastone key associated with a prohibition relating to at least onegeographic designator and/or a permission relating to the at least onegeographic designator, wherein the at least one key is operable to betransferred or duplicated by an owner of the prohibition relating to theat least one geographic designator or the permission relating to the atleast one geographic designator. In yet another embodiment, the methodinvolves the steps of providing a key associated with real propertyboundaries to at least one electronic device, determining that alocation of the at least one electronic device is on the real propertyboundaries or within the real property boundaries, and permitting the atleast one electronic device to perform a function on the real propertyboundaries or within the real property boundaries.

One problem is that companies or individuals can effectively pirate thevirtual real estate and related commerce using software which iscurrently standard free code provided by publically-available programsto draw geo-referenced “fences” on electronic maps (e.g., “GoogleMaps”). Using such graphics together with code that is on theprocessor-based device (e.g., a smartphone or tablet computer),companies in control of the devices are able to create an intrusiveconnection with their customer while he or she is inside the “envelope”of the real estate owner's property. This intrusion may be disruptive tothe business activities and personal “space” of the “owner.” The presentinvention provides systems and methods for “locking the (virtual) doors”of homes and commercial real estate.

Another problem is the lack of centralization of the titles andpermissions relating to real estate. Real estate contains numeroustitles, including surface title, mineral rights, virtual rights,airspace rights, water rights, etc. When certain activities areperformed in relation to the real estate, owners of various rights andtitles in the real estate are often owed compensation. However, due tothe lack of a cohesive platform which contains the necessary informationto compensate the appropriate owners of rights and titles in the realestate, compensation is often difficult. In addition, the definition ofthe metes and bounds of real property is often unclear. The presentinvention provides a platform which connects owners of rights and titlesin real estate as well as other interested parties to greatly simplifythe activities surrounding real estate.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a virtualized computingnetwork used in one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 illustrates a 3-D model overview.

FIG. 3 is a 2-D model overview.

FIG. 4 is a PRIOR ART schematic diagram for geofencing solutions.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram for geofencing solutions according to thepresent invention.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating the encoding of a class andentitlement on an IPv6 address.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating undivided mineral interests in tworanches.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart for managing permissions associated with realestate for electronic devices.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The present invention involves a system for managing titles andpermissions associated with real estate.

One aspect of the present invention includes a system for managing realestate titles and permissions and a method for managing real estatetitles and permissions. In one embodiment, the system includes a realestate titles and permissions platform including a database, wherein thedatabase includes at least one master key associated with at least onegeographic designator and at least one title and/or at least onepermission associated with the at least one master key, wherein thedatabase is operable to display at least one of the at least one titleand/or the at least one permission associated with the at least onemaster key upon receiving a request including the at least onegeographic designator, and wherein each of the at least one title and/orthe at least one permission has at least one owner. In anotherembodiment, the system includes a real estate titles and permissionsplatform including a database, wherein the database includes at leastone key associated with a prohibition relating to at least onegeographic designator and/or a permission relating to the at least onegeographic designator, wherein the at least one key is operable to betransferred or duplicated by an owner of the prohibition relating to theat least one geographic designator or the permission relating to the atleast one geographic designator. In yet another embodiment, the methodincludes the steps of providing a key associated with real propertyboundaries to at least one electronic device, determining that alocation of the at least one electronic device is on the real propertyboundaries or within the real property boundaries, and permitting the atleast one electronic device to perform a function on the real propertyboundaries or within the real property boundaries.

Fundamental to the present invention is the fact that the owners of realproperty have the right to control that real estate and the activitiesof those who venture inside the metes and bounds of these spaces.Different titles and permissions are associated with different aspectsof the real estate. By way of example and not limitation, such titlesand limitations include surface rights, a real property title, mineralrights, air rights, internet activity rights, wireless network activityrights (such as 3G, 4G, and other cell phone network rights),advertising rights, water rights, farming rights, rights surrounding theoperation of predefined devices or all devices, virtual rights, dronepermissions, etc. The present invention provides an efficient way tomanage the rights associated with real estate, as well as entitlementsderived from those rights.

Real property can be defined in a variety of ways. U.S. application Ser.Nos. 14/728,259, 14/745,951, 14/755,669 and 14/740,557 describedifferent ways in which real property can be defined. By way of example,and not limitation, geographic designators can be a latitudinal pointand a longitudinal point, a set of latitudinal points and longitudinalpoints, a street address, a region of interest (ROI), a county, a city,a municipality, and/or a neighborhood. Significantly, these documentsdescribe a registration system for registering real property whichinvolves defining a geofence using at least one geographic designator,wherein the at least one geographic designator includes an internetprotocol (IP) address. Each IP address is preferably a unique identifierof the geofence. While those documents discuss registering a geofence ina database of geofences using geographic designators and IP addresses,there is a need for a centralized system and method of managing titlesand permissions relating to real estate.

Preferably, the system for managing real estate titles and permissionsincorporates defining real property using geographic designators tocreate geofences. Preferably, the geographic designators and/orgeofences are associated with or defined by IP addresses. Preferably,the IP addresses are IPv6 addresses. In other embodiments, the IPaddresses are IPv4 addresses, IPv8 addresses, or IPvX addresses. Evenmore preferably, the geographic designators, geofences, and IP addressesare registered in a database or registry of geofences. In anotherembodiment, the system utilizes a master key to define real property.The master key is preferably an identifier of the real property forevery title and/or permission. In one embodiment, the master key is astring of characters which acts as an identifier of the entire realproperty. However, the master key is a pictorial code such as a barcode, a QR code, or a unique image in another embodiment. The master keyadvantageously provides a convenient, accurate, uniform, and shorthandway of referring to a parcel of real property.

The system is preferably operable to retrieve all documents, titles, andpermissions associated with the master key in the system for managingreal estate titles and permissions. Preferably, this includes the chainof ownership for titles and/or permissions. This provides an improvementover the prior art by providing a centralized database for all relevantrecords associated with the real property. Preferably, the master key isassociated with at least one IP address defining a geofence whichdefines real property. In another embodiment, the master key isassociated with a plurality of longitudinal and latitudinal points. Inanother embodiment, the master key is associated with at least onegeographic designator as described in U.S. application Ser. Nos.14/728,259, 14/745,951, 14/755,669 and 14/740,557. In one embodiment,the master key is encrypted within the system. Encryption in oneembodiment means that the master key is not displayed to users in thereal estate titles and permissions platform or database. In anotherembodiment, encryption means that the master key is only displayed toauthorized users of the real estate titles and permissions platform ordatabase. In another embodiment, the real property is identifiable andsearchable using the master key. That is, the master key functions as anidentifier of the real property.

In one embodiment of the present invention, each of the titles and/orpermissions associated with the real property includes at least oneslave key. The slave key is preferably unique to each title and/orpermission associated with the real property. Preferably, the slave keyis transferrable between parties, and represents the title and/orpermission. The slave key is encrypted in one embodiment of the presentinvention. In another embodiment, the owner associated with the slavekey is encrypted. In yet another embodiment, the slave key and/or owneris hidden. The slave key is also operable to be transferred orduplicated electronically. Preferably, the slave key which is duplicatedor transferred is sent to at least one electronic device. The slave keyis operable to enable the at least one electronic device to performfunctions within the real property boundaries. In another embodiment,the slave key is operable to disable the at least one electronic devicefrom performing functions within the real property boundaries.

Preferably, the database of the present invention includes historicalfiles associated with the real property, easements on the real property,titles associated with the real property, permissions associated withthe real property, prohibitions associated with the real property,probate documents, and other critical documents associated with the realproperty. In one embodiment, each of these documents is tagged with themaster key. Prohibitions include an ownership, rental, or lease right toprevent activity on real property. Prohibitions can include blockingphones from making calls, accessing data, or recording data on realproperty. Prohibitions are temporary in one embodiment. In anotherembodiment, prohibitions are permanent. Preferably each of thesedocuments includes time stamps, file types, and other kinds of searchkeys. These documents are preferably retrievable via a search engine.The search engine is operable to search by master key, geographicdesignators, an owner, a leaser, a renter, a past owner, easementholders, permission holders, prohibitive rights holders, etc.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the real estate titlesand permission platform is operable to facilitate a creation, transfer,or division of title and/or permission. The creation, transfer, ordivision of title and/or permission is preferably performed using themaster key. In one embodiment, the creation, transfer, or division oftitle and/or permission is performed by sending the master key to anelectronic device. Upon crossing a boundary of the real property, thedevice is recognized to contain the master key and is granted thebenefits associated with the title and/or permission within the realproperty boundaries. In another embodiment, the creation, transfer, ordivision of title and/or permission is performed by sending the slavekey to an electronic device. In one embodiment, a localized server,router, or computer recognizes that the device contains the master keyor slave key or fails to contain the master key or a slave key. Inanother embodiment, the existence, creation, transfer, or division oftitle and/or permission is encrypted or hidden. In yet anotherembodiment, the ownership of the title and/or permission is encrypted.Preferably, the existence of the title and/or permission is notencrypted if the ownership of the title and/or permission is encrypted.

In an exemplary embodiment, the database of the present invention alsoincludes a commerce platform. Preferably, owners of titles and/orpermissions can register financial accounts with the commerce platform.Third parties having no ownership interest in titles and/or permissionscan also preferably register financial accounts with the platform. Thecommerce platform is operable to perform transactions among financialaccounts registered with the platform. The commerce platform is alsopreferable to perform transactions between financial accounts registeredwith the platform and accounts belonging to third parties. In oneembodiment, the commerce platform is operable to perform an encryptedfinancial transaction, where at least one of the parties to thetransaction, the amount of the transaction, and the subject of thetransaction is unknown. One method of performing an encrypted financialtransaction is using Bitcoin. Bitcoin utilizes an implementation of ablock chain, a distributed database that maintains a continuouslygrowing list of data records that are hardened against tampering andrevision, even by operators of the data store's nodes.

Block chain technology can also be used in the present invention toperform financial transactions. In another embodiment, block chaintechnology can be used in the present invention for a database, aplatform, or a commerce system having the chain of ownership,permissions, prohibitions, rentals, leases, duplications, etc. Coreadvantages of block chain architecture include the following. Theability for a large number of nodes to converge on a single consensus ofthe most up-to-date version of a large data set such as a ledger, evenwhen the nodes are run anonymously, have poor connectivity with oneanother, and whose operators could be dishonest. The ability for anynode that is well-connected to other nodes to determine, with areasonable level of certainty, whether a transaction does or does notexist in the confirmed data set. The ability for any node that creates atransaction to, after a certain period of confirmation time, determinewith a reasonable level of certainty whether the transaction is valid,able to take place, and became final (i.e. that there were noconflicting transactions confirmed into the block chain elsewhere thatwould make the transaction invalid, such as the same currency units“double-spent” somewhere else). A prohibitively high cost to attempt torewrite or alter any transaction history. An automated form ofresolution that ensures that conflicting transactions (such as two ormore attempts to spend the same balance in different places) neverbecome part of the confirmed data set. A block chain implementationconsists of two kinds of records: transactions and blocks. Transactionsare the actual data to be stored in the block chain, and blocks arerecords that confirm when and in what sequence certain transactionsbecame journaled as a part of the block chain database. Transactions arecreated by participants using the system in the normal course ofbusiness (in the case of cryptocurrencies, a transaction is createdanytime someone sends cryptocurrency to another), and blocks are createdby users known as “miners” who use specialized software or equipmentdesigned specifically to create blocks. Users of the system createtransactions which are loosely passed around from node to node on abest-effort basis. The definition of what constitutes a validtransaction is based on the system implementing the block chain. In mostcryptocurrency applications, a valid transaction is one that is properlydigitally signed, spends currency units from a known valid wallet, andmeets various other requirements such as including a sufficient miner“fee” and/or a certain time elapsed since the currency units werepreviously involved in a transaction. Meanwhile, miners attempt tocreate blocks that confirm and incorporate those transactions into theblock chain. In a cryptocurrency system such as bitcoin, miners areincentivized to create blocks in order to collect two types of rewards:a pre-defined per-block award, and fees offered within the transactionsthemselves, payable to any miner who successfully confirms thetransaction.

Relationships are also enabled in the virtual space between realproperty, geofences, electronic devices, owners of permissions, ownersof title, owners of leases, renters of permissions, owners ofprohibitions, renters of prohibitions, etc.

The present invention is useful in a variety of industries for a varietyof purposes, but is particularly useful in relation to virtual rightsand the oil and gas industry. Currently, oil and gas companies spend alot of time trying to determine who to lease rights from and thedistribution of revenue and compensation to parties with rights torevenue and compensation from exploration, extraction, and otheractivities performed on the real property. Specifically, oil companiesdetermine who owns the mineral rights by a title search, which can bevery complex due to years of probates and subdivisions of mineralinterests. The oil company makes a lease with every owner of mineralinterests, typically for a 3 year primary term. For production found,the area around the well is unitized and the revenue is owned by the oilcompany subject to the complex payments of royalty interests to theappropriate parties. The land which is not unitized by the end of the 3year primary term is released unless the oil company maintains a minimumcontinuous drilling requirement. The oil company must make a deal withthe surface estate owner, who is sometimes not an owner of the mineralrights. The entire system just described can be “flattened” with avirtual platform and commerce platform as described herein.Specifically, this entails using the developed fences or geofencesaround the units and production areas as well as assigning classes andentitlements to fences or geofences and those who perform activities inthe fences or geofences as described in U.S. application Ser. Nos.14/728,259, 14/745,951, 14/755,669 and 14/740,557. Differentrelationships can be combined into a set of fences which express eachtitle relative to their physical boundaries with solid tags to therelated instruments. By way of example, surface title can have a solidtag to related agreements and are developed into a set of fences,mineral titles can have a solid tag to related instruments and aredeveloped into a set of fences, virtual wireless relationships(validated and unvalidated) are developed into a set of fences, and airrights (validated and unvalidated, virtual and non-virtual) aredeveloped into a set of fences. When revenue is produced, a divisionorder is filed with the appropriate government entities which states theowners, their percentage of interest or amount of interest in theminerals, and any royalties that must be paid. Once an oil companyterminates a lease, the information contained in the division order istypically lost or inconvenient to access. If a new company wishes tolease or buy rights associated with the real property, the new companywill typically be required to begin the process of determining thedistribution of revenue, royalties, and compensation from scratch. Thepresent invention simplifies this process by retaining the recordsassociated with all of the relevant parties and providing the commerceplatform for paying the appropriate amounts of compensation, royalties,revenues, etc. to the relevant parties. Preferably, the payment isentirely virtual and automated. An example of a list of relevant partiesincludes the oil company owning a well, owners of leases on the surfaceland, overriding royalty owners who are not owners of mineral rights,mineral rights owners based upon their percentage under the surface,surface owners having contracts with the oil company to clean up.

Another exemplary embodiment includes the situation in which there areundivided mineral interests in two adjoining properties. If a well isdrilled on a “virtual mineral rights fence line” between two properties,the oil company which drills the well must pay the owners of the mineralrights of both properties as the oil company is considered to bedraining both mineral estates. In one aspect, the present inventionprovides for a method and system to dynamically manage electronicpayment and percentages to all parties who must be compensated orreimbursed for the drilling. For example, the undivided mineralinterests in the two properties, the oil well which drains, two leasesowned by different oil companies, and a potential surface owner whodoesn't have mineral rights but has a surface clean up contract can allbe compensated or reimbursed under the present invention.

For the situation in which mineral owners own an undivided interest inan area with many others (potentially hundreds or even thousands ofothers), the present invention simplifies the ownership of interests inthe area using an encrypted title key. The encrypted title key points tothe owners and their relationships to the whole area. In one embodiment,the key provides the core mechanism of title ownership and title type(such as mineral interest and surface interest). The key and systempreferably provide for a dynamic electronic payment system which wouldbe administered through the banking system, a virtual currency system,or any other type of payment system. In the context of oil and gasrights, the surface owner usually has less than 100% ownership of theminerals. In most cases, the surface owner will not profit from theproduction of oil, gas, or any other minerals on his lands, but isentitled to damages caused by exploration and harvest of the oil, gas,or other minerals. While the underlying fence is the same for oil, gas,and mineral rights as it is for surface rights to a property, the ownersare often different and thus it is advantageous to provide a titlesystem which is normalized with owner key encryption in which paymentcould be virtual and automated.

In one embodiment, the present invention comprises a network andcomputer-based system in data communication with title companies and/orthe public system of real property records across the world thatprovides the “grant” of an area or fence as recorded metes and bounds ofany piece of real estate. This “area” may be associated with anencrypted master software key which is at least initially owned by thetitle owner of record of the real estate, but can be sold, leased andmarketed separately in the system as provided today and filed of recordin the proper jurisdictions according to established laws or laws thatmay be established in the future. In another embodiment, the presentinvention includes a network and computer-based system in datacommunication with a geofence registry or geofence database. Exemplarygeofence registries and databases are described in U.S. application Ser.No. 14/728,259.

In one embodiment, the title and ownership of this new property right isnot recorded formally as the adoption of this into local laws as itapplies to real estate may evolve as will the market of this “virtualasset.” In one embodiment, there is one owner and one name associatedwith each encrypted master key. In this case, the owner of this assetowns an area (or volume) of real estate. This real estate area andrespective encrypted keys are preferably operable to be marketed tothird parties in the form of a lease or outright sale. In oneembodiment, there is one master key per area that is unlocked by theslave software key dynamically when the device moves into the“virtually” fenced area.

The system requires that all devices have a “key” and that to render aparticular device functional inside any “defended or fenced space” thekey be installed and functioning to a (standard) specification in oneembodiment of the present invention. Upon entering the defensible space,the device in communication the encrypted “fence space” automaticallyunlocks the device under one application shell for the purposes ofmanaged commerce while inside the owned virtual area. GPS or otherpositioning means and network functionality are operable to be disabledfor the purposes of custom application software that may be tailored toevents and other types of commerce as scheduled through an onlinenetwork portal system functioning inside the “fenced” space. Devices (orparticular applications on a device) without the key application arealso operable to be selectively disabled. In another embodiment, devicesor particular applications on a device are operable to be automaticallydisabled upon the device entering the boundaries of the fenced space.

Preferably, permissions or prohibitions are adjustable in real-time ornear real-time. For example, permissions or prohibitions can beexpanded, limited, revoked, or put into effect in real-time or nearreal-time when the device is outside the real property or inside thereal property.

An example of automatically or selectively disabling devices within theboundaries of a fenced space includes disabling a device in a movietheater, a portion of the movie theater, or upon certain actions withinthe movie theater. Patrons using their devices during the showing of amovie can distract other audience members. Therefore, the presentinvention provides for automatically disabling functioning of electronicdevices within individual theaters. In another embodiment, the presentinvention provides for selectively disabling functioning of electronicdevices within individual theaters. Disabling of the device is based ona device user using the device in an individual theater for more than apredetermined time period in one embodiment. In another embodiment,disabling of the device is selective according to an owner or operatorof the movie theater.

Another embodiment of the present invention provides for issuing safetywarnings to a device within a certain proximity of a safety hazard onthe real property.

Another embodiment of the present invention provides for issuing awarning to unauthorized devices or users to get off property when thedevice enters the property. Preferably, the warning includes a warningto get off the property within a certain time period. In one embodiment,law enforcement is notified upon the issuance of the warning. In anotherembodiment, law enforcement is notified upon the expiration of a certaintime period. The warning is restricted to devices within a predeterminedarea of the real property in one embodiment. An example of thisembodiment includes a user of a device entering an unauthorized area ofa public park, for example a maintenance building. The device receives awarning indicating that the user of the device should get out of themaintenance building within 2 minutes or law enforcement will benotified. This embodiment of the present invention aids in deterringtrespassers. In another embodiment, no warning is issued to the deviceand law enforcement is notified within a predetermined time period thatthere is an unauthorized person/device in the boundaries of an area. Thelaw enforcement may be notified immediately upon the device entering theboundary.

Some or all applications which are running and utilize the locationhardware in communication with the data or telecommunications networkare operable to be rendered inoperable as part of the core code in theencryption system as provided within the network.

In another aspect of the invention, the same system is operable to becreated and managed in areas that may not have encrypted keys assignedto a specific space and may be designated public spaces and open for(online) rental or purchase. These areas are operable to be rented orleased through the online portal and the respective commerce managed bythe “online squatter.” In one embodiment, all devices inside thesepublic areas, when entering into these public areas, become the targetof the owner of the area via the terms established through an onlinebidding process and regular payments.

In another aspect of the present invention, the owner of a “virtualvenue” can automatically trigger application software and content withinthe confines of the venue based upon an online event schedule. Forinstance, the venue owner can bring third party content to the devicesinside the geo-referenced fence at defined dates and times dynamically.

In another aspect of the present invention, the structure of thesoftware and network system serves as a “master shell” in which managedkey application software to push critical content to devices based upon“where” they are inside the geo-referenced “fenced area.” For example,within a shopping mall, there are typically many different retailers.The content pushed to devices can depend upon the device being within acertain proximity of a retailer, closest to a retailer, or inside thephysical boundaries controlled by the retailer. Within the individualretailer, content can be pushed based upon the product or services areawhere the device is located. For example, content relating to jeans canbe pushed to the device if the device is within a predeterminedproximity of the jeans section of the retailer. Content relating toperfume can be pushed to the device if the device is within apredetermined proximity of the perfume section of the retailer. Accessto content can similarly be restricted. Access to the content includesaccess to the content over a network such as the Internet or a cellphone network in one embodiment. In another embodiment, access tocontent includes access to content locally stored on the device (i.e.stored in the memory of the device).

One example of the operation of a key providing permissions on realproperty is drone delivery. An owner of the surface rights to a propertyowns the drone title to the property by default in one embodiment. Inanother embodiment, the drone rights to a property are separate rightsfrom the surface rights and can be leased, transferred, rented, or sold.This could advantageously provide a location for drones to take a“break” on deliveries to cool off hardware, to refuel, or make anemergency landing in order to be picked up or serviced.

However, the owner of the surface rights of real property could alsohave an interest in receiving deliveries from drones or drones landingfor pickups of packages or mail. Permissions in these circumstances caninclude (1) the right to enter the boundaries of the real property and(2) the right to movement within the boundaries of the real property.These permissions can be accomplished via at least one virtual keybetween drones and the owner of the drone rights. Preferably, these keysare encrypted so as to prevent unauthorized parties or drones from usingthe key to obtain permissions with respect to the real property that arenot authorized by the owner of the drone rights of the real property.The at least one virtual key can be passed between the owner of thedrone rights and the drone or an authorized third party controlling thedrone at the time of purchase of an item or the time of request for apickup of a package or mail. The at least one virtual key can also bepassed at a time before any purchases or requests have been made. The atleast one virtual key grants rights in perpetuity in one embodiment. Inanother embodiment, the at least one virtual key grants temporary rightswithin a certain time period (i.e., during a certain month, week, day,hour, or other predetermined time frame such as between 1:00 PM and 5:00PM on Nov. 12, 2015). The at least one virtual key grants the right to apredetermined path of movement within the real property in oneembodiment. In another embodiment, the at least one virtual key grantsthe right to a predetermined landing point, regardless of movementwithin the real property. In yet another embodiment, the at least onevirtual key grants the right for a drone to fly over the real property.In a further embodiment, the at least one virtual key grants the rightto deliver a package or mail and leave. In yet another embodiment, theat least one virtual key grants the right to drop a package withoutlanding. In another embodiment, the at least one virtual key requiresthat the drone stay on the real property until receiving confirmationthat the package or mail has been delivered. The confirmation could be aperson removing the package or mail from the drone. A code is requiredto remove or “unlock” the package or mail from the drone in oneembodiment. The confirmation could also be a person pressing aconfirmation button on the drone. The at least one virtual key includesvarying instructions for delivery based on weather, time of day,temperature, and package type in another embodiment. Preferably, therights to movement and landing within the boundaries of the realproperty are defined within feet. Even more preferably, the rights tomovement and landing within the boundaries of the real property aredefined within inches. Even more preferably, the rights to movement andlanding within the boundaries of the real property are defined withinmillimeters. Even more preferably, the rights to movement and landingwithin the boundaries of the real property are defined within microns.The systems and methods described in U.S. application Ser. Nos.14/728,259, 14/745,951, 14/755,669 and 14/740,557 for definingboundaries of geofences are all applicable to define the rights ofdrones with respect to real property.

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Referring now to the figures, they are provided for illustration of thepresent invention and are not intended to limit the claims thereto.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of the inventionillustrating a computer system, generally described as 800, having anetwork 810, a plurality of computing devices 820, 830, 840, a server850 and a database 870.

The server 850 is constructed, configured and coupled to enablecommunication over a network 810 with a computing devices 820, 830, 840.The server 850 includes a processing unit 851 with an operating system852. The operating system 852 enables the server 850 to communicatethrough network 810 with the remote, distributed user devices. Database870 may house an operating system 872, memory 874, and programs 876.

In one embodiment of the invention, the system 800 includes acloud-based network 810 for distributed communication via a wirelesscommunication antenna 812 and processing by a plurality of mobilecommunication computing devices 830. In another embodiment of theinvention, the system 800 is a virtualized computing system capable ofexecuting any or all aspects of software and/or application componentspresented herein on the computing devices 820, 830, 840. In certainaspects, the computer system 800 may be implemented using hardware or acombination of software and hardware, either in a dedicated computingdevice, or integrated into another entity, or distributed acrossmultiple entities or computing devices.

By way of example, and not limitation, the computing devices 820, 830,840 are intended to represent various forms of digital computers 820,840, 850 and mobile devices 830, such as a server, blade server,mainframe, mobile phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a smartphone, a desktop computer, a netbook computer, a tablet computer, aworkstation, a laptop, and other similar computing devices. Thecomponents shown here, their connections and relationships, and theirfunctions, are meant to be exemplary only, and are not meant to limitimplementations of the invention described and/or claimed in thisdocument

In one embodiment, the computing device 820 includes components such asa processor 860, a system memory 862 having a random access memory (RAM)864 and a read-only memory (ROM) 866, and a system bus 868 that couplesthe memory 862 to the processor 860. In another embodiment, thecomputing device 830 may additionally include components such as astorage device 890 for storing the operating system 892 and one or moreapplication programs 894, a network interface unit 896, and/or aninput/output controller 898. Each of the components may be coupled toeach other through at least one bus 868. The input/output controller 898may receive and process input from, or provide output to, a number ofother devices 899, including, but not limited to, alphanumeric inputdevices, mice, electronic styluses, display units, touch screens, signalgeneration devices (e.g., speakers) or printers.

By way of example, and not limitation, the processor 860 may be ageneral-purpose microprocessor (e.g., a central processing unit (CPU)),a graphics processing unit (GPU), a microcontroller, a Digital SignalProcessor (DSP), an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), aField Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), a Programmable Logic Device (PLD),a controller, a state machine, gated or transistor logic, discretehardware components, or any other suitable entity or combinationsthereof that can perform calculations, process instructions forexecution, and/or other manipulations of information.

In another implementation, shown as 840 in FIG. 1, multiple processors860 and/or multiple buses 868 may be used, as appropriate, along withmultiple memories 862 of multiple types (e.g., a combination of a DSPand a microprocessor, a plurality of microprocessors, one or moremicroprocessors in conjunction with a DSP core).

Also, multiple computing devices may be connected, with each deviceproviding portions of the necessary operations (e.g., a server bank, agroup of blade servers, or a multi-processor system). Alternatively,some steps or methods may be performed by circuitry that is specific toa given function.

According to various embodiments, the computer system 800 may operate ina networked environment using logical connections to local and/or remotecomputing devices 820, 830, 840, 850 through a network 810. A computingdevice 830 may connect to a network 810 through a network interface unit896 connected to the bus 868. Computing devices may communicatecommunication media through wired networks, direct-wired connections orwirelessly such as acoustic, RF or infrared through an antenna 897 incommunication with the network antenna 812 and the network interfaceunit 896, which may include digital signal processing circuitry whennecessary. The network interface unit 896 may provide for communicationsunder various modes or protocols.

In one or more exemplary aspects, the instructions may be implemented inhardware, software, firmware, or any combinations thereof. A computerreadable medium may provide volatile or non-volatile storage for one ormore sets of instructions, such as operating systems, data structures,program modules, applications or other data embodying any one or more ofthe methodologies or functions described herein. The computer readablemedium may include the memory 862, the processor 860, and/or the storagemedia 890 and may be a single medium or multiple media (e.g., acentralized or distributed computer system) that store the one or moresets of instructions 900. Non-transitory computer readable mediaincludes all computer readable media, with the sole exception being atransitory, propagating signal per se. The instructions 900 may furtherbe transmitted or received over the network 810 via the networkinterface unit 896 as communication media, which may include a modulateddata signal such as a carrier wave or other transport mechanism andincludes any delivery media. The term “modulated data signal” means asignal that has one or more of its characteristics changed or set in amanner as to encode information in the signal.

Storage devices 890 and memory 862 include, but are not limited to,volatile and non-volatile media such as cache, RAM, ROM, EPROM, EEPROM,FLASH memory or other solid state memory technology, disks or discs(e.g., digital versatile disks (DVD), HD-DVD, BLU-RAY, compact disc(CD), CD-ROM, floppy disc) or other optical storage, magnetic cassettes,magnetic tape, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices,or any other medium that can be used to store the computer readableinstructions and which can be accessed by the computer system 800.

It is also contemplated that the computer system 800 may not include allof the components shown in FIG. 1, may include other components that arenot explicitly shown in FIG. 1, or may utilize an architecturecompletely different than that shown in FIG. 1. The various illustrativelogical blocks, modules, elements, circuits, and algorithms described inconnection with the embodiments disclosed herein may be implemented aselectronic hardware, computer software, or combinations of both. Toclearly illustrate this interchangeability of hardware and software,various illustrative components, blocks, modules, circuits, and stepshave been described above generally in terms of their functionality.Whether such functionality is implemented as hardware or softwaredepends upon the particular application and design constraints imposedon the overall system. Skilled artisans may implement the describedfunctionality in varying ways for each particular application (e.g.,arranged in a different order or partitioned in a different way), butsuch implementation decisions should not be interpreted as causing adeparture from the scope of the present invention.

FIG. 2 illustrates a 3-D model overview illustrating how the surface ofthe Earth is not a perfect sphere; however, as provided by the presentinvention, a sphere map is generated automatically consisting of pointsthat are represented by IPv6 addresses that superficially wrap around orcover the Earth such that the sphere map encompasses the highestfeatures to represent or approximate the Earth's surface for use withthe present invention generation of geofences registry, lookup,categorization within at least one database for geofences.

FIG. 3 is a 2-D model overview illustrating another view of mapping theearth for providing visualization of geofences according to the presentinvention.

FIG. 4 is a PRIOR ART schematic diagram for geofencing solutions.Current prior art geofencing solutions are generally based on centroidfences and the data emitted by the location service frameworks consistsof simple messages containing the fence identification (ID) and a noticeof entry, exit, or dwelling inside of the fence.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram for geofencing solutions according to thepresent invention. By contrast and differentiation from prior art, thepresent invention provides for augmentation of messaging. Theapproaching, arriving, exiting, and dwelling messages are augmented withmetadata describing the ownership and purpose of a geofence through ahierarchy of classes. The purpose of a geofence is defined to includethe intended and/or allowed use of services inside or within thegeofence boundaries, which are expressed through a system ofentitlements that are received as inputs and stored in the at least onegeofence database and associated with the geofence data.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating the encoding of a class andentitlement on an IPv6 address. While this illustration isoversimplified, its depiction of encoding of a class and entitlement onan IPv6 address may be extended to provide for billions of positions perlocation. The lat/long point is the edge of a floating bit boundary; thedots represent the anchor points that the systems and methods of thepresent invention use for metadata rather than for location. Theneighboring lat/long point is the next usable point under which thedepicted and described process starts again (or repeats). Significantly,there is only one bit of metadata for each anchor point, but there canbe multiple points for each geofence, according to the presentinvention; this provides for and allows multiple classes and/orentitlements to be expressed and associated with each geofence. In theexample case used for this FIG. 11, four example entitlements areillustrated: Notification, Drone Landing, Connect VPN, and Camera. InFIG. 11, the possible entitlements are organized in lines of dots, witha darker dot indicating that the entitlement is allowed for thatlatitude and longitude. In another embodiment, the entitlements havecorresponding colorized points, respectively: red, green, yellow, andblue. The example case is provided for illustration purposes only, anddoes not intend to limit the claimed invention thereto; the example caseshows a user (Jenny/Jenny's Flowers) who would like to allow deliverydrones to land for pickup and dropoff inside a predetermined geofencehaving an anchor point at lat/long as illustrated. Each point is aneighboring lat/long point; Owner 1, Owner 2, Bob's Tacos, Jenny'sFlowers, and John Jones are all indicated in this example as geofenceowners; Class 1, Class 2, Flower Shops, and John's house are allindicated as geofence classes associated with the indicated exampleentitlements. The darker point activated for Jenny's Flowers user/ownerand for Flower Shops that allows for the entitlement of Drone Landing(darker point) is highlighted to indicate an intended or allowable useof that geofence by the geofence owner. The lighter dots surrounding thedarker point represent prospective entitlements which have not beenallowed for Notification, Drone Landing, Connect VPN, and Camera.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating undivided mineral interests in tworanches. A first ranch 701 includes an oil and gas lease owned by onecompany. A second ranch 703 includes an oil and gas lease owned byanother company. An oil well unit 705 represents a 40 acre oil unit andthe area drained. Geofences are constructed around the oil well unit 705in accordance with the disclosure herein and the disclosures of U.S.application Ser. Nos. 14/728,259, 14/745,951, 14/755,669 and 14/740,557.The estates in FIG. 7 include surface, mineral, and term leaseholdestates. Revenue from production and sale of oil flows electronicallybased upon an application which simply distributes contract percentagesunder the systems and methods of the present invention. The operatorowns the oil well, so revenue has to flow to the oil company who ownsthe well, the owners of the leases on the two ranches 701 and 703,overriding royalty owners who are not mineral owners, mineral ownersbased upon their percentage under the two ranches 701 and 703 based uponthe drainage of the oil unit area, and at least two surface owners ofthe two ranches 701 and 703 who have a contract with the oil company toclean up the surface area. By converting the title of the surfaceestate, mineral estate, term leasehold estate, and other royaltyassignments using the systems and methods of the present disclosure andthose disclosed in U.S. application Ser. Nos. 14/728,259, 14/745,951,14/755,669 and 14/740,557, the network application simplifies thepayments to all parties by defining the boundaries using IP addresses.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart for managing permissions associated with realestate for electronic devices. The method 901 includes the steps ofproviding a key associated with real property boundaries to at least oneelectronic device 903, determining that a location of the at least oneelectronic device is on the real property boundaries or within the realproperty boundaries 905, and allowing the at least one electronic deviceto perform a function on the real property boundaries or within the realproperty boundaries 907. Optionally, step 909 is performed, whichincludes the step of storing identifying information for the keyassociated with real property boundaries and identifying information forthe at least one electronic device in a real estate titles andpermissions platform. In one embodiment, a server performs steps903-909. In another embodiment, steps 903-909 are performed by variousnetwork elements from FIG. 1.

Certain modifications and improvements will occur to those skilled inthe art upon a reading of the foregoing description. The above-mentionedexamples are provided to serve the purpose of clarifying the aspects ofthe invention and it will be apparent to one skilled in the art thatthey do not serve to limit the scope of the invention. All modificationsand improvements have been deleted herein for the sake of concisenessand readability but are properly within the scope of the presentinvention.

What is claimed is:
 1. A system for managing real estate titles andpermissions comprising: a real estate titles and permissions platformincluding a database, wherein the database includes at least one masterkey associated with at least one geographic designator and at least onetitle and/or at least one permission associated with the at least onemaster key; wherein the real estate titles and permissions platform isin network communication with at least one electronic device; whereinthe at least one permission relates to activation or deactivation ofprograms or features on the at least one electronic device; wherein theat least one electronic device includes at least one slave key whichenables the at least one electronic device to perform functions relatingto the at least one permission, and wherein the at least one slave keyis a unique key for at least one of the at least one title and/or the atleast one permission; wherein the at least one electronic device isoperable to transmit a request to the real estate titles and permissionsplatform, wherein the request includes the at least one geographicdesignator, and wherein the at least one geographic designator is ageographic location of the at least one electronic device; wherein thereal estate titles and permissions platform is operable to receive therequest, determine if the at least one electronic device includes the atleast one slave key, and based on the determination, generate anInternet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) address that is unique to thegeographic designator and transmit the IPv6 address to the at least oneelectronic device; wherein the IPv6 address contains metadata, andwherein the metadata includes an arriving, dwelling, or exiting messagelinked to the at least one title and/or the at least one permissionassociated with the at least one master key in the database; and whereinthe at least one title and/or the at least one permission includes anindication of at least one owner.
 2. The system of claim 1, wherein theat least one geographic designator defines a geofence and is alatitudinal point and a longitudinal point of a geographic location, aset of latitudinal points and longitudinal points of a geographiclocation, a street address, a region of interest, a country, a city, amunicipality, and/or a neighborhood.
 3. The system of claim 1, whereinthe at least one title and/or the at least one permission includes achain of ownership for the at least one title and/or the at least onepermission.
 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the real estate titles andpermissions platform is operable to facilitate a creation, transfer, ordivision of title and/or permission for at least one of the at least onetitle and/or the at least one permission.
 5. The system of claim 4,wherein the creation, transfer, division, or existence of the at leastone title and/or the at least one permission is encrypted or hidden. 6.The system of claim 1, wherein ownership of the at least one titleand/or the at least one permission is encrypted.
 7. The system of claim1, further comprising a commerce platform, wherein the commerce platformis operable to register at least one financial account to the at leastone owner of the at least one title and/or the at least one permission,the commerce platform further operable to perform transactions betweenthe at least one financial account registered with the at least oneowner of the at least one title and/or the at least one permission and athird party financial account registered with the commerce platform. 8.A system for managing real estate titles and permissions comprising: areal estate titles and permissions platform including a database,wherein the database includes at least one key associated with aprohibition relating to at least one geographic designator and/or apermission relating to the at least one geographic designator; whereinthe real estate titles and permissions platform is in networkcommunication with at least one electronic device; wherein the at leastone electronic device includes at least one slave key which enables theat least one electronic device to perform functions relating to theprohibition and/or the permission, and wherein the at least one slavekey is a unique key for at least one of the prohibition and/or thepermission; wherein the at least one electronic device is operable totransmit a request to the real estate titles and permissions platform,wherein the request includes the at least one geographic designator, andwherein the at least one geographic designator is a geographic locationof the at least one electronic device; wherein the real estate titlesand permissions platform is operable to receive the request, determineif the at least one electronic device includes the at least one slavekey, and based on the determination, generate an Internet Protocolversion 6 (IPv6) address that is unique to the at least one geographicdesignator and transmit the IPv6 address to the at least one electronicdevice; wherein the IPv6 address contains metadata, and wherein themetadata includes an arriving, dwelling, or exiting message linked tothe prohibition and/or the permission associated with the at least onekey in the database; wherein the prohibition and/or the permissionrelate to activation or deactivation of programs or features on at leastone electronic device; and wherein the at least one key is operable tobe transferred or duplicated by an owner of the prohibition relating tothe at least one geographic designator and/or the permission relating tothe at least one geographic designator.
 9. The system of claim 8,wherein the at least one geographic designator defines a geofence andwherein the geofence and the IPv6 address are registered in a databaseof geofences.
 10. The system of claim 8, wherein the prohibitionrelating to the at least one geographic designator or the permissionrelating to the at least one geographic designator is a prohibition or apermission for the at least one electronic device with respect to the atleast one geographic designator.
 11. The system of claim 10, wherein theprohibition or the permission for the at least one electronic devicewith respect to the at least one geographic designator includes aprohibition or a permission to enter the geofence, a permission or aprohibition to be operable within the geofence, a permission or aprohibition to access content within the geofence, and/or a permissionor a prohibition to deliver goods within the geofence.
 12. The system ofclaim 11, wherein each of the prohibitions or the permissions for the atleast one electronic device with respect to the geofence is restrictedto a predefined, partial area of the geofence.
 13. The system of claim8, further including a marketplace platform, wherein the marketplaceplatform is operable to facilitate transfer or duplication of the atleast one key, wherein the transfer or the duplication is permanent ortemporary, and wherein the transfer or the duplication is made by onlinebidding, recurring payments, a purchase, a rental, or a lease.
 14. Amethod for managing real estate titles and permissions comprising thesteps of: determining a location of at least one electronic device,wherein the at least one electronic device is in network communicationwith at least one real estate titles and permissions platform includinga database, wherein the database includes at least one master keyassociated with at least one geographic designator and at least onetitle and/or at least one permission associated with the at least onemaster key, wherein the at least one permission relates to activation ordeactivation of programs or features on the at least one electronicdevice, and wherein the at least one electronic device includes at leastone slave key which enables the at least one electronic device toperform functions relating to the at least one permission, and whereinthe at least one slave key is a unique key for at least one of the atleast one title and/or the at least one permission; transmitting arequest from the at least one electronic device to the at least one realestate titles and permissions platform including the location of the atleast one electronic device, wherein the request includes the at leastone geographic designator, and wherein the at least one geographicdesignator is the location of the at least one electronic device; the atleast one real estate titles and permissions platform receiving therequest from the at least one electronic device; determining that thelocation of the at least one electronic device is arriving, exiting, ordwelling within real property boundaries; determining if the at leastone electronic device includes the at least one slave key and based onthe determination, generating an Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6)address that is unique to the geographic designator and that includesarriving, exiting, or dwelling metadata linked to the at least onemaster key associated with the real property boundaries, wherein thearriving, exiting, or dwelling metadata includes an arriving, dwelling,or exiting message linked to the at least one title and/or the at leastone permission associated with the at least one master key in thedatabase; transmitting the IPv6 address and the key associated with thereal property boundaries to the at least one electronic device; andpermitting the at least one electronic device to perform a function onthe real property boundaries, or within the real property boundariesbased on the transmitted IPv6 address.
 15. The method of claim 14,wherein the real property boundaries are defined using at least one IPaddress.
 16. The method of claim 14, wherein the step of permitting theat least one electronic device to perform the function on the realproperty boundaries, or within the real property boundaries includesonly permitting the at least one electronic device to perform thefunction within sub-boundaries of the real property boundaries.
 17. Themethod of claim 14, further comprising the step of storing identifyinginformation for the at least one master key associated with the realproperty boundaries and identifying information for the at least oneelectronic device in the at least one real estate titles and permissionsplatform.
 18. The method of claim 17, further comprising the step oftransferring the at least one master key associated with the realproperty boundaries to another electronic device.
 19. The method ofclaim 14, wherein the at least one master key and/or the at least oneslave key is encrypted.
 20. The method of claim 14, wherein the step ofpermitting the at least one electronic device to perform the function onthe real property boundaries, or within the real property boundariesincludes a server in communication with the at least one electronicdevice unlocking functionality on the at least one electronic devicenecessary for the at least one electronic device to perform the functionand selectively locking other functionality on the at least oneelectronic device.